UNIVERSITY OF MALTA
FACULTY OF ARTS
Geography Programme of Studies
(for academic year 2013-2014)
Geography as a Main area in an ordinary Bachelor’s Degree
YEAR ONE (2013-2014)
1st Semester (October 2013 - January 2014)
Compulsory study-units (All students must register for these units):
GEO1003
GEO1012
GEO1015
GEO1028
SKILLS IN GEOGRAPHY I
CLIMATE AND BIOGEOGRAPHY
FIELDWORK IN HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
POPULATION, CULTURE AND SOCIETY I
(5 credits)
(4 credits)
(2 credits)
(4 credits)
Elective study-unit (Students are to obtain elective units to the value of 4 credits, over
semester 1 and semester 2):
GEO1031
APPLIED HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
(2 credits)
Minimum workload this semester: 15 compulsory credits
2nd Semester (February 2014-June 2014)
Compulsory study-units (All students must register for these units):
GEO1004
GEO1016
SKILLS IN GEOGRAPHY II
FIELDWORK IN PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
(5 credits)
(2 credits)
Elective study-units (Students are to obtain elective units to the value of 4 credits, over
semester 1 and semester 2):
GEO1010
GEO1029
GEO1032
OCEANOGRAPHY AND GEOMORPHOLOGY
POPULATION, CULTURE AND SOCIETY II
APPLIED PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
Minimum workload this semester: 7 compulsory credits
Geography workload this year: 26 credits
(4 credits)
(4 credits)
(2 credits)
B.A. and B.A. (Honours) students are reminded that during their first year of study they
are required to register for study units from the other area of study to the value of 26
credits and also to register for optional study units, which may be taken from any area of
study (including their main or subsidiary area), to the value of 4 credits.
Requirement for regular progression to YEAR II: 26 credits in Geography
26 credits in the other main area
8 credits in optional study-units
Total B.A. course this year:
60 credits
UNIVERSITY OF MALTA
FACULTY OF ARTS
Geography Programme of Studies
(for academic year 2013-2014)
Geography as a Main area in an ordinary Bachelor’s Degree
YEAR TWO (2013-2014)
Year (October 2013-June 2014)
(This study-unit starts in semester 1 and continues in semester 2):
Elective study-unit (Students are to obtain elective units to the value of 12 credits, over
semester 1 and semester 2):
ANT3038
ECOLOGY&CULTURE IN THE MEDITERRANEAN
(4 credits)
1st Semester (October 2013 - January 2014)
Compulsory study-units (All students must register for these units):
GEO2000
GEO3004
GEOLOGY
ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY
(4 credits)
(4 credits)
Elective study-units (Students are to obtain elective units to the value of 12 credits, over
semester 1 and semester 2):
GEO2008
GEO2009
GEO2010
GEO3021
GEO3096
APPLIED GEOMORPHOLOGY I
APPLIED GEOMORPHOLOGY II
ENVIRONMENT IMPACT ASSESSMENT
MEDITERRANEAN SUSTAINABILITY AND
DEVELOPMENT
AGRICULTURE
(4 credits)
(4 credits)
(4 credits)
(4 credits)
(4 credits)
Minimum workload this semester: 8 compulsory credits
2nd Semester (February 2014 – June 2014)
Compulsory study-units (All students must register for these units):
GEO2038
GEO3082
REMOTE SENSING
ECOLOGICAL COMMUNITIES
(2 credits)
(4 credits)
Elective study-units (Students are to obtain elective units to the value of 4 credits, over
semester 1 and semester 2):
GEO2035
GEO3006
GEO3028
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS
SETTLEMENT AND URBANISATION
A GEOGRAPHICAL APPROACH TO TRAVEL
PLANNING
(4 credits)
(4 credits)
(4 credits)
Minimum workload this semester: 6 compulsory credits
Geography workload this year: 26 credits
N.B: B.A. students are reminded that during their second year of study they are required
to register for study-units from their other area of study to the value of 26 credits and also
to register for optional study-units, which may be taken from any area of study (including
their main or subsidiary area), to the value of 8 credits.
Requirement for regular progression to YEAR III: 26 credits in Geography
26 credits in the subsidiary area
8 credits in optional study-units
Total B.A. this year:
60 credits
UNIVERSITY OF MALTA
FACULTY OF ARTS
Geography Programme of Studies
(for academic year 2013-2014)
Geography as a Main area in an ordinary Bachelor’s Degree
YEAR THREE (2013-2014)
Year (October 2013-June 2014)
(This study-unit starts in semester 1 and continues in semester 2):
Elective study-unit (Students are to obtain elective units to the value of 12 credits, over
semester 1 and semester 2):
ANT3038
ECOLOGY&CULTURE IN THE MEDITERRANEAN
(4 credits)
1st Semester (October 2013 - January 2014)
Compulsory study-unit (All students must register for this unit)
GEO3004
ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY
(4 credits)
Elective Study-Units (Students are to obtain elective units to the value of 12 credits,
over semester 1 and semester 2):
GEO3021
GEO3096
GEO2010
GEO2008
GEO2009
MEDITERRANEAN SUSTAINABILITY &
DEVELOPMENT
AGRICULTURE
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
APPLIED GEOMORPHOLOGY I
APPLIED GEOMORPHOLOGY II
(4 credits)
(4 credits)
(4 credits)
(4 credits)
(4 credits)
Minimum workload this semester: 4 compulsory credits
2nd Semester (February 2014-June 2014)
Compulsory study-units (all students must register for these units):
GEO3090
GEO3091
SYNOPTIC STUDY UNIT I (non-compensatable)
SYNOPTIC STUDY UNIT II (non-compensatable)
(6 credits)
(6 credits)
Elective study-units (Students are to obtain elective units to the value of 12 credits, over
semester 1 and semester 2):
GEO3006
GEO2020
GEO3028
SETTLEMENT AND URBANISATION
COASTAL PROCESSES AND LANDFORMS
A GEOGRAPHICAL APPROACH TO TRAVEL
PLANNING
(4 credits)
(4 credits)
(4 credits)
Minimum workload this semester: 12 compulsory credits
Geography workload this year: 28 credits
Requirement for successful completion of YEAR III (final year): 60 credits of which:
28 in Geography, 28 in the other main area of study, 4 in optional study units
Requirement for Award of B.A. in Geography and in another main area of study:
180 credits, of which: 80 in Geography as in this programme of studies
80 in another main area of studies according to programme of that
area
20 in optional study-units
Note: This course of study is governed by “The General Regulations for
Undergraduate Awards, 2004” and by the Bye-Laws for the award of the
Bachelor of Arts and the Bachelor of Arts (Honours) under the auspices of
the Faculty of Arts.